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¿Dónde vivían los indios Creek?
Los miembros de esta vivieron en la mayor parte de los actuales estados de Georgia y Alabama.
¿Cómo vivían los Creek?
En el siglo XVIII los Creek eran después de los Cherokee la agrupación mas poderosa de los bosques del sur norteamericano con unos 30.000 miembros. Los Creek practicaron la agricultura; las mujeres cultivaban maíz, calabaza, fríjol y otras plantas, y los hombres se dedicaban a la caza y pesca.
¿Dónde vivían los indígenas americanos?
Los caribes, aztecas, mayas, incas y otros grupos vivían en el Caribe, Mesoamérica (México y América Central) y América del Sur. También había muchos otros pueblos que habitaban los actuales territorios de Canadá y los Estados Unidos. A todos estos pueblos se los conoce como indígenas americanos, o amerindios.
¿Cuáles son las culturas nativas de América?
Indígenas de América
| indígenas americanos | |
|---|---|
| esquimales • ojibwa • iroqueses • sioux • cheroquis • navajos • creek • apaches • mexicas • mayas • wayuus • kariñas • chibchas • quechuas • aimaras • guaraníes • charrúas • mapuches | |
| Descendencia | +50 000 000 |
Where did the Poarch Creek Indians live?
The ancestors of the Poarch Creek Indians lived along the Alabama River, including areas from Wetumpka south to the Tensaw settlement. In the 1790 Treaty of New York, the Creeks gave the U.S. government permission to use and improve the Indian trail through Alabama to facilitate American settlement following the Louisiana Purchase.
What happened to the Indian population at Poarch?
THE FIGHT FOR EQUAL RIGHTS Just as Jim Crow laws discriminated against the African American community, the Indian population at Poarch was also the victim of increasing discrimination as the years passed. Indian-only schools and churches became the norm in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Who was the first leader of the Poarch nation?
Prior to this, leaders such as Fred Walker, who served from 1885 until the 1940s, rose naturally from the community. The first formal leader was Calvin McGhee who served from 1950 until his death in 1970 as head of the council for the Creek Nation East of the Mississippi, the precursor to today’s Poarch Creek Indians.
Where did the Creek Indians come from?
They had reached their home. The Creek Indians, along with other southeastern tribes such as the Choctaws and Cherokees, are descended from the peoples of the Mississippian period (circa AD 800-1500).